Manchester City and Liverpool now have almost comparable strength so these two teams have the potential to compete for the Premier League title until the end of the season.
Arsenal has strength but they often cannot maintain consistency in their play, that's what makes me doubt them a little.
For Aston Villa, I think they are a surprise team and I am quite pessimistic that they will be able to compete at the top of the standings.
Obviously, with their current strength, Mancity and Liverpool are ranked higher than Arsenal and Aston Villa in the race to win the championship. But I believe things will not be that simple, especially this season when there is a strong rise of Aston Villa, not to mention there is still Tottenham, although in terms of squad depth, they cannot be compared with the remaining teams. However, we should remember that the Premier League is a tournament full of surprises.
Can anyone think that last season Mancity could win the championship after Arsenal dominated the top position for a long time? Arsenal still has their strength, this time they are having a crisis in attack when they cannot finish the match because they don't have a real goal scorer, but I believe when they can add one more quality striker like Ivan Toney, things might be brighter for them.
Well, I still remember last season Arsenal even had a big point difference with the team that was in 2nd place at that time. And if I'm not mistaken, last season Man City also slumped and was ranked 3rd for a while. But unfortunately Arsenal continued to get a draw at the end of the season and on the other hand, Man City continued to win and made Man City succeed in overtaking Arsenal. Last season a surprise also came from Man United. they were bad at the start of the season but they improved at the end of the season and continued to win matches which made them finally get a UCL ticket.
This season, Man City and Liverpool may indeed look the most convincing in fighting for the title this season. But conditions can turn around quickly. But I'm sure Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal are the 3 teams that will get tickets to the UCL. Meanwhile, Aston Villa and Tottenham will probably fight for the 4th UCL ticket. And regarding the championship title, I think it is still difficult to see who will get it. Because the small difference in points means anything can still happen.